Ghana - National Transport Household Survey, 2007
Reference ID | GHA-GSS-NTHS-2007-v1.0 |
Year | 2007 - 2008 |
Country | Ghana |
Producer(s) | Ghana Statistical Service - Autonomous |
Sponsor(s) | Danish International Development Agency - DANIDA - Provided funding for the survey |
Metadata | Documentation in PDF |
Created on
Jul 13, 2012
Last modified
Dec 05, 2013
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Data Description
Data File: Health
Content | This sections asks questions relating to visits to a medical facility during the last four weeks before the interview. For those who visited a health facility, they were asked for reasons why they chose the facility and the distance to the facility. They were aslo asked if they encountered any difficulties in accessing the health facility. Questions were also asked on the time spent travelling to and from the facility and the cost of transport. Questions were also asked questions on the mode of transport used and the number of trips they made using the various modes of trransport in the last four weeks. Questions were also asked on access to a health facility to deliver a child and whether any difficulties were encountered accessing the facility. |
Cases | 20878 |
Variable(s) | 42 |
Version | This is the final dataset which was used for writing the report. |
Producer | Ghana Statistical Service |
Missing Data | Missing data is coded as 9 or a series of 9s that fills the length of the field. |
Processing Checks | For questions on child birth, checks were made as to wether the respondent was a female aged 12 years and older. |
Variables
Name | Label | Question | |
HH1 | Region | ||
HH2 | District | ||
HH3 | EA number | ||
HH4 | Urban/rural | ||
HH5 | Household Number | ||
HE1 | Line number | ||
HID | Personal Identification | ||
HE2 | Suffered from illness or injury | During the last 4 weeks has (NAME) suffered from either an illness or an injury? | |
HE3 | Visit health facility | Did (NAME) visit a health facility for treatment? | |
HE4 | Reason for visit | What is the main reason why (NAME) chose to visit this particular health facility? | |
HE5 | Reason for not visit | Main reason why (NAME) did not visit a health facility for treatment? | |
HE6 | Distance(km) | How far is the health facility from your residence? | |
HE7 | Face any difficulty | Does (NAME) face any difficulty getting to the health facility? | |
HE8 | Main obstacle being faced | What main difficulty does (NAME) face? | |
HE9 | Other obstacle being faced | What other difficulty does (NAME) face? | |
HE10 | Means of transport | By what means does (NAME) often travel to the health facility? | |
HE11A | Waiting time at station:in(min) | How long does it take (NAME) to wait at the station before getting means of transport to the health facility? (WAITING TIME) | |
HE11B | Waiting time at station:out(min) | How long does it take (NAME) to wait at the station before getting means of transport from the health facility? (WAITING TIME) | |
HE12A | Cost of travel(In) | How much does it cost (NAME) to travel to the health facility in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00) | |
HE12B | Cost of travel(Out) | How much does it cost (NAME) to travel from the health facility in a week? (IF NO PAYMENT CODE 00) | |
HE13A | Travel time at station:in(min) | How long will it take (NAME) to travel to the health facility? TRAVEL TIME | |
HE13B | Travel time at station:out(min) | How long will it take (NAME) to travel from the health facility? TRAVEL TIME | |
HE14 | Same means of transport | Does (NAME) always go to the health facility by this means? | |
HE15A1 | Car type- individual public taxi | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility byIndividual Public Taxi? | |
HE15A2 | Car type- Public taxi | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Public Taxi? | |
HE15A3 | Car type-trotro | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Trotro? | |
HE15A4 | Car type-bus public | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Publci Bus? | |
HE15A5 | Car type-metro mass | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Metro Mass? | |
HE15A6 | Car type-private car | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Private Car? | |
HE15AA | Motor car-trips | ||
HE15B | Train-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Train? | |
HE15C | Bicycle-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Bicycle? | |
HE15D | Motor cycle-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Motor cycle? | |
HE15E | Canoe/Boat/Ferry-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Canoe/Boat/Ferry? | |
HE15F | Foot-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by Foot? | |
HE15G | Other(specify)-trips | In the last 4 weeks, how many times did (NAME) go to a health facility by any other means? Specify | |
HE16 | How reliable is transport | In (NAME's) view, how reliable is transport to the health facility? | |
HE17 | When is transport available | What time of the day is not transport available? | |
HE18 | No.of visits to a health facility | During the last 12 months, how many times did (NAME) visit a health facility? (NO. OF VISITS) | |
HE19 | Give birth last 12 months | Did (NAME) give birth during the last 12 months? | |
HE20 | Where child delivered | Where was the child delivered? | |
HE21 | Why child not delivered in hospital | Why was child not delivered in a hospital/clinic? | |
Total variable(s):
42 |